Illamasqua Intense Lipgloss in Mistress Review – Glam Radar

by Ms. Wedgie · April 26, 2015

Wow there…now calm down for just a second! ¬†Don’t get too excited folks! ¬†I’ve not left Mr Wedgie for a Go Go Dancer. ¬†There is a new love in my life though and that would be the very beautiful¬†‘Mistress’ intense lipgloss from Illamasqua.
Illamasqua is one of those brands that I always seem to have problems with. ¬†Not because I don’t like their products (oh no no no!!) but because they have a tendency to never stay in my possession for very long. ¬†An ‘Ooh that’s pretty can I borrow your lipstick?’ here and a ‘I’ll give it you straight back’ there, and my little collection has spread itself across the Midlands never to return. ¬†Needless to say I was very happy when I won this in Caroline ‘The Beauty Mouth’ Hirons’ competition, so a HUGE thank you to Caroline for that.¬† Mistress is described as being a bright orange coral and when they say bright they mean bright. ¬†When I squeezed the first little blob of product out of the tube there was a lot of ‘oohing’ and ‘ahhing’. I’m usually rather wary of coral toned products because they¬†have a tendency to make me look a little washed out and haggy. ¬†Bright reds and pinks always seem to look fine on me but coral is usually a huge no go colour. ¬†You can breathe a sign of relief though as this is definitely not one of those scary corals that makes me want to cower behind the sofa. ¬† Like all of Illamasqua’s Intense lipglosses it’s very pigmented and the colour in the tube is the colour that you get on your lips. ¬†My big pet peeve with glosses is that so often they can look beautiful in the tube, but once on just look wishy¬†washy and crap.¬† Top – one swipe straight from the tube Bottom – a lighter swipe blended out It applies smoothly and once on lasts for a surprisingly long time. ¬†The glossy look (on average) wears off after an hour or so, but you lips will still have a hint of colour for a good four or five hours afterwards. ¬†When it does start fading it transforms into a gorgeous subtle pinky tone which I love just as much as the super bright coral colour. ¬† This is definitely going to be something I constantly reach for over the Summer months and even if the few months of Summer that we get here in the UK are drab and rainy this will definitely help me brighten up the dullest of days. ¬†You can find these gorgeous glosses online, in all of the sexiest department stores and direct from Illamasquathemselves. ¬† ¬† I’ve only got a couple of these fabulous glosses…are there any colours that you think I absolutely must¬†add to my collection?

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